Does Oso Ighodaro’s recall hint at a Jusuf Nurkic trade in the works?

Oso Ighodaro returns to the Phoenix Suns after a standout G League performance.

Well, I hope Oso Ighodaro didn’t unpack his bags in Salt Lake City because the Phoenix Suns have already called him back to the big show. That’s right. 24 hours after shipping him off to their G League squad, the Valley Suns, they’ve flipped the script and brought him back.

The recall comes just a day after Oso Ighodaro delivered a standout performance against the Salt Lake City Stars, posting an impressive 18 points and 18 rebounds in a win for the G League squad. It was the kind of game that likely turned heads in the Suns’ front office.

This move drops smack-dab in the shadow of the looming trade deadline, now just a week away, and you can practically hear the gears grinding in the Suns’ war room. The whispers are growing louder: Is Phoenix plotting a post-Nurkic era? If so, calling Oso back makes sense. Shipping off their former starting center would leave a hole in the depth chart, at least until reinforcements arrive, assuming reinforcements are even part of the package.

And sure, this is all conjecture, but let’s not pretend this isn’t peculiar. A rookie, dispatched to the G League for “development,” suddenly yanked back a mere 24 hours later? That’s not standard operating procedure. Something’s up. Whether it’s a seismic roster shake-up or just the Suns hedging their bets as the deadline approaches, the air around this team feels thick with intrigue.

Whatever the reason for the sudden 24-hour change of heart, Oso is back in Phoenix, and we’ll be keeping a close eye on how — if at all — his minutes are managed moving forward.